Chapter 482: Chapter 264: Fierce Battle

"You’ve hidden your strength well!"

Song Yushao was appalled by Xu Yang’s Cultivation. He had actually broken through to the Celestial Essence Realm. To his knowledge, even people like Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng were still struggling to break through the Celestial Essence bottleneck.

They had always wanted to kill Xu Yang precisely because they feared he would break through to the Celestial Essence Realm. They never imagined he would actually succeed. And no sooner had he broken through than he began his revenge against the Song Family, killing all of their elite disciples at Yunxi Villa.

"You all forced my hand!" A cold light surged in Xu Yang’s eyes.

Song Yushao roared, "You animal! You killed Song Shixian, didn’t you? Did you kill Song Wenshan and the others too?"

Before, the Song Family hadn’t suspected Xu Yang of killing Song Wenshan and his group because they didn’t think he was strong enough. Now, realizing that Xu Yang could kill Song Shixian—who wielded a Spiritual Soldier—even before his breakthrough, it was clear that killing Song Wenshan’s group would not have been difficult for him either.

"I killed them all!" Xu Yang admitted directly.

"You vicious animal!" Song Yushao’s eyes looked ready to split with rage.

Five of the Song Family’s Marrow Cleansing Great Success Martial Artists had died directly at Xu Yang’s hands. They had also lost four Half-Spirit Weapons and one Spiritual Soldier.

Today at Yunxi Villa, dozens more had died, the Spirit Medicines had likely all been taken by Xu Yang, and even a Celestial Essence Beast had been killed.

The total losses were simply incalculable. No amount of money could ever recover what had been lost.

Even if he killed Xu Yang today, the Song Family’s Vitality would be grievously wounded. It would take them decades, if not a century, to recover to their former glory.

"It’s because you animals from the Song Family are bullies who reaped what you sowed!"

Xu Yang’s gaze was ice-cold. "All I did was fail to save your family’s worthless silk-pants son, and you sent people to kill me time and time again, treating me like an ant you could crush at will. I was merely fighting back.

"Now that people are dead, you stand here calling me vicious. Isn’t that laughable?"

At these words, Song Yushao fell silent for a moment.

If one were to argue right and wrong, it was indeed his Song Family that was in the wrong.

’If Xu Yang were just some talentless nobody who watched a Song Family disciple die without helping, then he would indeed be courting death, digging his own grave. He would deserve to be killed.’

’But who could have guessed that Xu Yang’s talent was so astonishing? In just over four years, not even five, since joining the Purple Sun Sect, he had transcended the mundane, broken into the Celestial Essence Realm, and become an expert on the same level as him.’

"Laughable indeed. Then let’s not talk about right and wrong. Today, you and I will fight to the death," Song Yushao let out a long cry.

Discussing right and wrong was pointless now. Xu Yang had to fall. If he didn’t kill Xu Yang today, he would be the one to die in the future, and the entire Song Family would be exterminated.

With such talent, Xu Yang would not stop at the Celestial Essence First Layer like he had.

He didn’t try to negotiate a truce, either. He felt he could suppress and kill Xu Yang, and given Xu Yang’s forbearance, any truce would only be a stalling tactic.

RUMBLE...

The Martial Dao Imagery reappeared behind him. A sharp Sword Intent erupted from his body, drawing upon the Power of Heaven and Earth to form a massive beam of sword light. A majestic pressure surged forth, crashing toward Xu Yang like a tidal wave.

Song Yushao’s longsword trembled, and sword light surged like a tide.

Canglang Sword Technique, Thousand Waves!

This was the second stance of the Song Family’s Canglang Sword Technique. Once executed, the Sword Momentum became like a torrential river, continuous and unending, with each strike stronger than the last.

Countless blades of sword light surged, striking like tempestuous waves, seeking to shred Xu Yang.

RUMBLE...

A deafening roar spread throughout Yunxi Villa. Enveloped in sword light, Song Yushao’s figure suddenly vanished from his spot.

Overlapping waves of Sword Qi churned, like a great tide rushing forward with the power to pulverize all things. Wherever it passed, waves of earth rolled and dust billowed, as if mountains were collapsing and the heavens were falling.

BOOM!

A violent wave of air exploded around Xu Yang. The clash of auras tore the ground apart, and a Bright King Image, over ten feet tall, materialized behind him.

Bright King Unmoving Body!

A tyrannical power flowed through him, and his terrifying aura seemed poised to overturn the world.

BOOM!

But that wasn’t enough. Another tremor ran through his body as specks of gold appeared, rapidly spreading across his entire frame.

In an instant, his whole body looked as if it were cast from gold, and his aura continued to climb.

Golden Gang Skill!

Golden Gang Yuan roared. The sound of his bones and tendons thrumming was incessant. His powerful muscles shimmered with a golden light, making it seem as if his entire body was clad in a layer of Golden Armor.

"Still not enough!"

Xu Yang roared, murderous intent exploding in his eyes, his will to fight soaring.

BOOM!

A third muffled boom echoed from within him. A violent, ferocious qi mixed into his aura. His already bulging body expanded once more, and his explosive muscles nearly burst through his clothes.

Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength!

Although he had only just begun cultivating this Secret Technique and had merely reached the Entry Realm, once the technique was activated, it could still enhance his combat power—by about ten percent at this moment.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. A tyrannical pressure swept out from Xu Yang, forcing back the tide-like waves of Sword Qi, creating a gap as some of the Sword Qi was shattered by the sheer force.

"I can’t let you live!" Song Yushao’s heart pounded with dread as he watched.

He was a veteran Celestial Essence expert who had cultivated for over a hundred years, yet he didn’t possess as many powerful Cultivation Techniques as Xu Yang.

He had only just broken through, yet his might was already this terrifying. If Xu Yang were given more time to consolidate his power, wouldn’t killing him become an effortless task?

BOOM!

Killing intent surged in Song Yushao’s heart. The waves of Sword Qi instantly swelled, engulfing Xu Yang like a raging tsunami.

"Slash!"

A golden blade of light shot forth, carrying a fierce and domineering Force. It slashed down with the power to split heaven and earth, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek.

Before the blade of light even landed, its sharp aura had already split the waves of Sword Qi, shattering a large swath of them.

BOOM!

The saber light, like a bolt of silk, fell and sliced the tide of Sword Qi down the middle, carving a massive fissure in the ground.

A violent shockwave swept out, radiating in visible ripples as the earth rumbled and trembled.

Song Yushao’s Spiritual Soldier tore through the air. He charged forward, his Martial Dao Imagery in tow, like a raging tidal wave surging across the ground.

BOOM!

The longsword pierced the air, thrusting toward Xu Yang’s chest with the force to penetrate all things.

Before the sword even arrived, its earth-shaking Martial Dao Imagery was already clashing with the Bright King illusion behind Xu Yang.

As the two imageries clashed, the Power of Heaven and Earth continuously dissipated. The air twisted and roared, and the imageries behind both men showed signs of collapsing.

Xu Yang’s gaze was sharp. He watched the murderous Song Yushao as his Jade Water Saber swung in a precise arc, striking the longsword.

CLANG!

The shriek of metal on metal exploded. The sword’s edge and the saber’s blade collided, sending sparks flying with the power to pierce gold and shatter stone.

The longsword let out a mournful cry and its body shook violently. The Gang Yuan around Song Yushao flickered, and his aura fluctuated wildly.

His Gang Yuan was far more abundant than Xu Yang’s, and he controlled more of the Power of Heaven and Earth, yet he still felt as if the bones in his hand were about to shatter.

Song Yushao’s face was a mask of disbelief. It was as if he wasn’t facing a young man in his twenties, but a Barbaric Dragon whose strength was terrifyingly immense.

A vast power surged from his opponent with the force to crush all resistance, nearly sending his Spiritual Soldier flying from his grip.

"You..." Song Yushao’s face was filled with horror.

He also cultivated a Body Refining Technique, but he had yet to comprehend its Martial Dao Imagery and had not entered the realm of Imagery Body Refining. The terror of Xu Yang’s physical body far exceeded his imagination.

"What about me?"

Xu Yang roared, his bones and tendons singing in unison. He strode forward, saber in one hand, and unleashed a sweeping slash as his Bright King Image bore down.

Golden light flowed over his body as tyrannical power surged within him, madly pouring into his arm.

BOOM!

The air detonated. It was as if he hadn’t swung a saber, but an entire mountain, with the force to topple the heavens.

Before the saber even arrived, its majestic and fierce pressure already caused the Martial Dao Imagery behind Song Yushao to waver, its great waves churning.

Song Yushao was inwardly alarmed. The power of Xu Yang’s slash was even fiercer than the last—as fast as lightning, with the momentum of a thunderclap.

Ignoring the roiling qi and blood in his chest, he also swept his longsword out, precisely blocking the Jade Water Saber.

BANG!

The saber and sword clashed. Shockwaves exploded outward, kicking up waves of earth and pulverizing everything within a hundred-foot radius. A dragon-like plume of dust shot into the sky.

Both men’s bodies trembled, their bones thrumming and their qi and blood surging like waves.

But Song Yushao was, after all, an expert who had been immersed in the Celestial Essence Realm for many years. He would not be suppressed so easily.

"Good Sword Technique!" Xu Yang cried out.

He had discovered the peculiar nature of Song Yushao’s Sword Technique. Its Sword Momentum and power were constantly stacking, like a thousand waves, with each stance stronger than the last.

"Arrogant!" Song Yushao roared in fury.

Xu Yang’s tone was like that of a senior critiquing a junior.

Sword light tore through the air. A sharp Sword Intent erupted, and his Martial Dao Imagery surged along with it, spreading toward Xu Yang.

For a moment, it was as if a real ocean wave was roaring, about to engulf Xu Yang.

"Hmph!"

Xu Yang snorted coldly. His will was as tough as iron, and his Bright King Image was as immovable as a mountain. ’Let your waves surge to the heavens; I will stand firm.’

CLANG! CLANG!

The two clashed at high speed. Shockwaves churned ceaselessly and sparks flew. Everywhere they passed, the aftershocks pulverized everything to dust.

Many of the Exotic Beasts penned here were shaken to death in their iron cages before they could even escape. The sight made Song Yushao’s heart ache with both pain and fury; he wished he could flay Xu Yang alive.

But they had already exchanged dozens of blows. His arm was numb from the impacts, and some of his meridians had ruptured, yet he was still unable to do anything to Xu Yang.

In contrast, while Xu Yang’s Gang Yuan was not as abundant as his, his physical body was tyrannical. His Bright King Unmoving Body was a perfect blend of offense and defense, and his strength was inexhaustible. He had no fear of a sustained clash.

...

"Faster! I need you to go faster! Nothing can happen to Yunxi Villa."

Song Shirong led several Song Family experts out of Cyan Yang City, rushing toward Yunxi Villa with the speed of wind and lightning.

Although Yushao Ancestor had already gone ahead, he was still worried.

Yunxi Villa was the Song Family’s most important asset, home to many Exotic Beasts and rare medicinal ingredients. If something happened to it, the entire family’s resource supply would be in jeopardy.

RUMBLE...

As they were about to reach Yunxi Villa, a deafening rumble suddenly echoed from ahead.

Song Shirong looked up and saw a plume of dust rising into the sky from the direction of Yunxi Villa. It was as if two behemoths were battling within the estate. Occasionally, he could see Sword Qi and Saber Qi tearing through the dust.

"The Ancestor is fighting a powerful enemy! Faster!"

Song Shirong’s expression changed drastically. For Song Yushao to have not defeated his opponent after all this time, that person had to be a Celestial Essence expert.

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